January

Jan·u·ar·y  (jny-r)

n. pl. Jan·u·ar·ies Abbr. Jan.

The first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.

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[Middle English Januarie, Jenever, from Old North French Jenever, from Latin Inurius (mnsis), (month) of Janus, from Inus, Janus; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

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January [ˈdʒænjʊərɪ]

n pl -aries

the first month of the year, consisting of 31 days

[from Latin Jānuārius, from adj: (month) of Janus¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

January - the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice Jan Inauguration Day, January 20 - the day designated for inauguration of the United States President Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar - the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752 New Year's, New Year's Day, January 1 - the first day of the year Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday - observed on the Monday closest to January 15 Tet - the New Year in Vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after January 20th January 20, Saint Agnes's Eve - a Christian holy day Solemnity of Mary, January 1 - (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation Epiphany of Our Lord, January 6, Three Kings' Day, Twelfth day, Epiphany - twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus Twelfth night - eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5 Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Noel, Yule, Yuletide - period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 Gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendar mid-January - the middle part of January

Translations

January [ˈdʒænjʊərɪ]

A. N → enero m
see July for usage

B. CPD the January sales NPL → las rebajas de enero

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January [ˈdʒænjəri]

n → janvier m
see also July
in January → en janvier

modif [figures, meeting] → de janvier
to have a January birthday → avoir son anniversaire en janvier January sales
January sales npl → soldes mpl de janvier

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January

n → Januar m ? also September

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January [ˈdʒænjʊərɪ] n → gennaio
for usage see July

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January

n January [ˈdʒӕnjuəri]

the first month of the year, the month following December. Januarie شَهْر كانون ثاني януари leden januar der Januar Ιανουάριος enero jaanuar ژانویه tammikuu janvier יָנוּאָר जनवरी, अंग्रेजी वर्ष का प्रथम माह siječanj január Januari janúar gennaio １月 1월 sausis janvāris Januari januari januar styczeń janeiro ia­nuarie январь január januar januar januari เดือนมกราคม Ocak (ayı) 一月 січень جنوری tháng giêng 一月

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January → يناير leden januar Januar Ιανουάριος enero tammikuu janvier siječanj gennaio 一月 1월 januari januar styczeń janeiro январь januari เดือนมกราคม Ocak tháng Một 一月